__________ are multiple copies of a short DNA sequence that occur at a given locus.

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Short tandem repeats

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A) Disinfection is a medical aseptic technique. B) Handwashing is a medical aseptic technique. C) Medical asepsis is considered a clean technique. D) The goal of medical asepsis is to exclude all microorganisms from an area.

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In the illustration, which group is the least inclusive?

a. Canis familiaris b. Animalia c. Chordata d. Mammalia e. Canidae

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A change in gene frequency within a population over time is called

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The first chemicals that provided potential energy on Earth may have been formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide. While these were produced by sunlight-driven reactions, they also occurred around deep-sea vents. If the first organisms on Earth evolved around

these vents, the first life on Earth was _____. A) photosynthetic, obtaining energy from the Sun B) chemosynthetic, obtaining energy from chemicals C) herbivorous, obtaining energy from plants D) carnivorous, obtaining energy from animals

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